In re A.C-M.

ZACHARY, Judge.

Respondent-mother appeals from orders terminating her parental rights to her minor children A.C-M. ("Andy") and F.C-M. ("Fiona") (collectively, "the children").1 The children's father voluntarily relinquished his parental rights and is not a party to this appeal. We affirm.

I. Background

On 5 June 2014, the Alexander County Department of Social Services ("DSS") filed juvenile petitions alleging that Andy and Fiona were neglected and dependent. The petition included allegations that, inter alia : (1) the father abused alcohol; (2) the parents misallocated their income, in part to…